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What is the best way to help Ukraine? #

ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS IMAGE WILL GO TOWARDS HELPING THE UKRAINIAN ARMY!

Instead of buying this photo, you can also donate money directly via the Red Cross for example. The ICRC is helping Ukrainian people with their humanitarian crisis caused by the war.

As the security situation allows, the ICRC will continue to respond to humanitarian needs for as long as needed; today, and for the months and years ahead.

The Story Behind This Photo #

On 2022-02-24, Russia started their full-scale genocidal aggression against Ukraine. As a Finn, I can relate to Russians coming over to invade too well. We have after all, fought more than 30 wars against them over the past 800 years. Even if Russia had been waging a proxy war against Russia since 2014, the full on war galvanized Finns against Russians once more.

I took this photo in August 2013, while I was living in France with my family. I had never published it, but it only seemed prudent to express how I felt about the war and try to do something with my art to help the Ukrainian people. The high contrast and the somewhat morbid story of the the ranks of sunflowers progressing towards death set against a fiery sky make the image convey a strong emotion about the absurdity of war.

Russians are lined up as cannon fodder against the Ukrainians by their insane leader(s). From left to right, from Russia to their graves…

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ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS IMAGE WILL GO TOWARDS HELPING THE UKRAINIAN ARMY!!